Crete's electricity provider has announced scheduled power outages across various areas of the island next week. These are planned maintenance cuts, not emergencies, and affected zones are listed in published schedules by the local grid operator. If you are staying in a villa, apartment, or hotel outside of major resort areas, it is worth checking whether your accommodation is in an affected zone. During an outage, air conditioning, water pumps, and electric appliances will be unavailable for several hours. Ask your host or hotel reception whether your area is on the list, and consider charging devices and keeping bottled water on hand in advance. Outages are typically a few hours long and conducted during daytime.